Toyota City, Japan, December 4, 2015―In November, key representatives of the Toyota GAZOO Racing* World Rally Championship (WRC) team met at Fuji Speedway, Japan, to discuss current progress and future prospects. With production of the team's competition vehicle, the Yaris WRC, about to start, Team Chairman Akio Toyoda, Team Principal Tommi Mäkinen, Team Vice President Koei Saga, and Toyota Motorsport GmbH President Toshio Sato reaffirmed their shared goals and strengthened their commitment to making the project a success.

With a brilliant debut season for SKODA Motorsport behind, Pontus Tidemand is now looking forward to 2016. He continues the successful cooperation with the manufacturer and together they focus on WRC 2. The planning is well underway and next year we will see a new face in the co-driver’s seat, where Jonas Andersson now takes place.

M-Sport World Rally Team will field a mix of proven speed and raw talent as Mads Østberg and Eric Camilli take to the Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta RS WRCs for a programme in the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).

Fast Finn Max Vatanen set some blistering times on last weekend’s Wales Rally GB. He and co-driver Jacques-Julien Renucci finished second in their class on the final round of the World Rally Championship.

The Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team secured second place in the manufacturers’ standings after Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle finished as runners-up and Mads Østberg/Jonas Andersson were seventh overall at Wales Rally GB.

Ole Christian Veiby (19) wrote motorsport history when he crossed the finish line on the last stage at Wales Rally GB. He won the rally, secured second place in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship and was also the first one ever to finish among the top three in both the Junior WRC and the European Rallycross Championship during the same season.